Mr. Chairman. even if we pass this entire bill. we still wili not be treating the Chinese as equals. so far as the white race is concerned. The Japanese have been propagandizing the Chinese that we do not treat them on a basis of equality with the whites. and that has been the basis for this legislation. but it does not acdomplish that end. and therefore you leave the Japanese in the same situation. as far as propaganda is concerned. as they were before. and. in addition. you create one further problem thAt you do not have today: That immediately when you pass this bill you put the Chinese in a superior position. if you please. to all the other Asiatics. including our own nationals. the Filipinos. The gentleman from Massachusetts. the majority leader. stated yesterday that we could disregard all other Asiatics except China because none of the rest were sovereign nations. Thus. we have the specious argument that because the Philippines is not an independent sovereignty we can safely legislate here today to discriminate against its people. No.
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